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The Express client offers the flexibility to choose what is encrypted. For example, you may
want to encrypt data transmitted with Data Transfer, but find it unnecessary to encrypt data
sent to your PC printer with PC5250 printer emulation. SSL requires being connected to
OS/400 V4R4 or later.
Network File and Print Serving
AS/400 NetServer is used to satisfy file and print serving needs for end users. NetServer
unites Integrated File System and AS/400 printers into the Microsoft Network Neighborhood.
User benefits include increased stability at startup and shutdown of the PC, as well as better
control of user visibility to resources. The only directories or printers that can be seen by end
users are those set up as “shared” by an administrator or resource owner.
NetServer brings the following additional benefits versus using built-in PC file and print
serving functions, including:
• No background tasks (such as cwbuitsk, cwbnpred, cwbsvd, cwbbs), which previously
used extra battery power on laptops.
• When using Network Drives to access integrated file system information or Network
Printers to use AS/400 network printers, these resources are visible to all end users on
the AS/400 system. NetServer allows the administrator or owner of a resource to
control its visibility to end users. Creating a “share” enables viewing of that resource. If
no share exists, users do not see the directories or printers.
Desktop users can fully satisfy their file and print serving needs through the AS/400
NetServer function. Therefore, all the file and print serving functions currently existing in the
other AS/400 Client Access clients have been removed from the Express client. To use the
AS/400 NetServer, only the Client for Microsoft Networks (shipped with Microsoft 32-bit
operating systems) with file sharing enabled needs to be installed on the PC.
AS/400 NetServer file and printer “shares” are easy to create, locate, and manage by using
the Operations Navigator printer list and Integrated File System list. The current file shares
can be listed separately to make it easy to quickly explore the contents of a file share or map
a drive to it. File shares support EBCDIC to ASCII conversion.
The AFP Workbench Viewer is also provided so AS/400 spooled files (AFP and SCS) or PC
files (such as GIF, TIFF, and JPEG formats) can be viewed directly by a PC user. The AFP
Viewer provides many end-user productivity aids such as ability to zoom in or search for
specific portions of a stored document.
PC5250 Emulation
PC5250 enables users to run AS/400 programs, work with OS/400 screens, and send AS/400
output to PC printers. PC5250 display emulation provides many capabilities such as
customizing keyboard and display support, hotspots, keypad, playback recording, and
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